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This is dark.   Donald Trump’s Supreme Court strikes devastating blow after devastating blow to our rights and values. Today, it was with a decision that gutted the remaining protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a law that has been reauthorized  multiple times  in Congress on a bipartisan basis. The VRA has been a cornerstone of our Civil Rights movement — born, as Justice Elena Kagan said in her dissent, “of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers.” To remove its protections is to blatantly open the door for racial discrimination, setting back our country’s ongoing struggle to secure truly equal rights for all.   There’s not an easy answer here. The impacts of SCOTUS decisions can reverberate for generations, and we don’t yet know the full damage of this one. But I can tell you one thing:   Our fight to flip the House and reclaim a Democratic majority so we can put a check on Trump’s power has never been more important.  ...

  FROM TUESDAY! SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE TIMELY POSTS! ❤️  Donate Tuesday, April 28, 2026 ☀️  Sunny, high of 58 Good Morning Boston, The Red Sox have strung together three wins in a row for the first time all season, under new (interim) manager Chad Tracy. Meanwhile the Celtics have a chance to close out the series against the 76ers at the Garden tonight. And the Boston Fleet start their playoff run on Thursday. (Let's not talk about the Bruins or Patriots right now.) Happy days are here again? But first, the news: Getting warmer:  Boston is hoping that more trees and a change in how we cook can help reduce climate-warming carbon emissions — and keep people cool. Almost 20 years after Boston's  first climate action plan  was unveiled by then-Mayor Tom Menino, WBUR's Barbara Moran reports that Mayor Michelle Wu yesterday laid out her roadmap to help the city slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. "Climate change is here. We feel it. We know it every single day,...

  ❤️  Donate Thursday, April 30, 2026 ☁️  Cloudy, with a high near 58 and showers this morning. Good Morning Boston, As the Celtics try to close out the Sixers tonight in Philadelphia, the Fleet are taking the ice for their first playoff game at 7 p.m. — and you can still snag a seat at the Tsongas Center in Lowell for  around $30 . Here's  how to watch from your couch . Now to the news: Trail tales:   The waterfront paths north of Boston get  lots  of  love . But yesterday, some of the state's top transportation officials gathered on the south side of the city to celebrate a quietly expanding network of trails:  The Neponset River Greenway . In the shadow of Boston's  iconic Rainbow Swash tank , MassDOT and DCR leaders  officially  cut the ribbon on a milelong extension, connecting the river trails that run along the border of Dorchester and Milton to Boston's Harborwalk. Zoom in: The  new path  runs from Dorche...